Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, Full and on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant defends this one off his front foot.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, Floated into the batter, on middle and leg, Pant blocks this from the inner portion of his bat to square leg.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, Fuller on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant blocks this towards the bowler's left.
First look at spin on Day 2 as Hashmatullah Shahidi brings himself on for his off-breaks.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Runs for the batter, but a moral victory for the bowler. Back of a length, around off, close to the fourth stump line. Washington Sundar doesn't move his feet much and has a poke at it. Sundar gets an outside edge, and the ball drops short to the diving keeper's left and goes past the right of the first slip fielder for four runs.
Out goes Dhruv Jurel and in walks Washington Sundar.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! TIMBER! A bowler's delight as Saleem hits the top of off to knock Jurel over. Around that in-between length, around off, jagging back into the batter. Dhruv Jurel steps across, feeling that he has covered his off stump. Jurel leaves it, but the ball keeps coming back in and rattles the timber by hitting the top of the off stump. Mohammad Saleem gets his fourth wicket of the innings. India are now 5 down for 452.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Jurel is dealing mainly in boundaries. Short and around middle and off, the pace of Saleem doesn't threaten the batter. Jurel gets up on his toes and pulls this through the right of the mid-wicket fielder for four runs. India's 450 is up.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Saleem bowls it on a length, on middle and leg, Jurel flicks this to mid-wicket.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, A touch fuller, around off, Pant drives this through cover-point for one.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Good length, around off, Pant pushes this to covers.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Fuller on the pads, Pant flicks this through the square leg region for one.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, On off, on a back of a length, Jurel dabs it behind point for a single.
Direct hit! Has Rishabh Pant been caught napping? The replays show that Pant did take it a bit casually, but he has made it in.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Pant is safe! Good length around middle and leg, Pant ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and the ball dribbles towards square leg. The batters take one, but a lazy bit of running approach from Pant had him in trouble. The keeper, Afsar Zazai, races to pick the ball and hit the stumps directly at the bowling end. This is sent upstairs for a run-out check. The replay shows that Pant slid his bat inside the crease and got home.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, FOUR BYES! This is really wayward from the bowler. Around that good length, going way down the leg side. Rishabh Pant offers no stroke at it and the ball goes further down with the angle. The keeper puts in a dive but can't get anywhere near it. The ball races to the fine leg fence for four byes.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Ziaur comes around the stumps, bowls it on a length and angling it back into the batter. Rishabh Pant leaves it.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Full and on the pads, Pant flicks this well but straight to mid on.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Beaten on the outside edge. Right in the channel, around off, shaping away from the batter. Jurel comes onto his front foot and looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Jurel is peppering that deep third region well. Good length, wide of off, Dhruv Jurel rocks back inside the crease, plays this late and cuts this through the gap between gully and backward point for four runs.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, On a length, wide of off, Jurel gives it a good look and decides not to poke at it.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, on off, Dhruv Jurel blocks this off his front foot.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Full and around the pads, drifting down the leg side. Dhruv Jurel flicks this through square leg for a couple.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, LEG BYE! Saleem hits the deck hard and cramps Pant for any sort of room. The ball deflects off the thigh pad of Pant and rolls towards the leg side, allowing the batters to take a leg bye.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Seam up, straight one, on a length, wide of off. Dhruv Jurel offers no stroke at it.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel blocks this to the leg side.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Hard length, on top of off, Dhruv Jurel rocks onto his back foot and blocks this out.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Beauty of a delivery from Ziaur Rahman. Right in the channel, angling in and moving away after pitching, around off. Dhruv Jurel plays down the wrong line and gets beaten on his outside edge.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Short and into the batter, on middle and leg. Rishabh Pant tucks this to mid-wicket for a single.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Full and around off, Rishabh Pant pushes this towards the left of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Perfectly placed in the gap for four. Short but not that wide outside off, Jurel hangs onto his back foot, opens the face of his bat and guides this through the gap between gully and backward point for four runs.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length, around off, Pant guides this towards deep point for a single.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Around that nagging length, on off, going across the batter. Pant leaves it.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Hard length, around off, Pant blocks this to covers.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Oh, on any other day, that could have gone back onto the stumps. Short and wide of off, Rishabh Pant rises with the bounce and looks for a square cut. The ball takes an inside edge and it bounces to the right of the keeper for a boundary towards the fine leg region.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Slower one, around off, going across the batter. Pant pokes at it but gets beaten. The ball drops in front of the keeper.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Ziaur sticks on a good length and within the sticks. Jurel pushes this to mid on.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel tucks this to mid-wicket for no run.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Full and on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel flicks this straight to mid-wicket.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, on off, Dhruv Jurel defends this off his back foot.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, In the channel, on a length. Dhruv Jurel gives it a good look and leaves it.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Pitched-up delivery, around off, Rishabh Pant drives this to sweeper cover for a single.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Jurel is up and running straight away. Saleem digs it on a hard length, over off and middle. The height does not trouble Dhruv, who stands tall and swivels to hammer the pull in front of square to get going.
DRINKS! Afghanistan are finally rewarded for continuing to bowl into the right areas as Shubman Gill departs at the stroke of a hydration break. India have once again scored at a rapid pace, but the visitors would be gutted to not have gone up earlier in Azmatullah Omarzai's over, where he could have got either of the two overnight batters had they opted for DRS. Well, that can't be undone now, so they'll be needing to keep on taking wickets at regular intervals. Dhruv Jurel walks out next to bat.
Mohammad Saleem to Shubman Gill, OUT! CAUGHT! Mohammad Saleem strikes. Seam-up ball, on a short of a length, just outside the off stump. Gill tries to punch it away on the off side off the back foot and stays leg side of the ball. The ball takes an outside edge and it is a healthy deflection. The keeper, Afsar Zazai moves to his right and snaffles it safely. End of a top knock from the Indian skipper. Afghanistan break the 169-run stand. India are now 416/4.
Mohammad Saleem to Shubman Gill, On the off stump, on a good length. Gill pats it to cover.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Had to hurry! Saleem pushes the length up, on off. Pant pushes it with a straight bat to the left of mid off. Nangeyalia Kharote is a bit deep there and he gets around before having a shy at the bowling end. Rishabh is in by then.
Mohammad Saleem to Shubman Gill, Hits the deck hard, does Saleem, on a short of a good length. Gill rides the bounce nicely and cuts it to deep point. They cross.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Landing outside the line of the leg stump, on a back of a length. Pant is beaten on the tickle. A leg bye is taken as the ball goes off the pads on the leg side.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Shubman Gill, Moving back in again but this is fuller, outside off. Gill shoulders arms.